Question: Crude oil ( specific gravity 0 . 8 6 , kinematic viscosity 9 . 0 1 0 - 5 m 2 s - 1 )

Crude oil (specific gravity 0.86, kinematic viscosity 9.010-5m2s-1) is to be pumped from a barge to a large storage tank. The pipeline is horizontal and of diameter 250 mm , length 400 m and roughness 0.1 mm . It enters the tank 8 m below the level of oil in the tank. When the control valve is fully open the static pressure at pump delivery is 3105Pa gauge. Ignore minor losses due to pipe fittings, entrance/exit losses etc.
Find:
(a)(using hydrostatics) the gauge pressure where the pipe enters the tank;
(b)(from the pressures at the two ends) the head loss along the pipeline;
(c) the volumetric flow rate in the pipeline.
If the pump delivery pressure remains the same but a valve reduces the flow by half, find:
(d) the head loss at the valve;
(e) the power loss at the valve.
Crude oil ( specific gravity 0 . 8 6 , kinematic

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